Service difficulty report · Fire Detector · Snias AS350B3

Difficulty date
May 29, 2015
Submitted
June 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257AM
Make and model
Snias AS350B3
Aircraft serial
7203
Aircraft time
1,793 hours, 2,929 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Engine time
1,793 hours, 2,284 cycles
Part
Fire Detector
Part number
9550177130
Condition
False Activation
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

5 MILES SOUTH OF AIRPORT, THE ENG FIRE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS. CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AREA SOUTH HAD NO SUITABLE LANDING AREAS & THE ENG FIRE REMAINED OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. NO FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE ACFT WERE NOTED. CHECKED EACH DETECTORS OHMS & WERE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. HE CHECKED ALL THE CONNECTIONS AT EACH FIRE DETECTOR, CLEANED ENG DECK CONNECTOR & APPLIED STABILANT 22 TO THE PINS & CONNECTED PLUG. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. ACFT FLEW BACK WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DEFECTS.